"The lack of luster in the elixir indicates that my alchemy techniques still need further improvement."

However, the seeds of the Five Elements Spirit Herbs were just sown in the black soil yesterday. Given the current changes in the black soil, it will take at least ten days for the first-grade spirit plants to mature.

Only then can I refine the Barrier-Breaking Pill.

Lin Xiaofei glanced at the alchemy furnace beside him, and sighed inwardly, remembering his lack of skill in refining the Breakthrough Pill.

Without much thought, Lin Xiaofei rode the little cat beast towards the mountains and valleys.

As he traversed mountains and forests, he occasionally saw villages or Qi Refining cultivators fighting against strange beasts. To him, these were all things that would happen normally.

In the blink of an eye, three days had passed.

For the past few days, Lin Xiaofei has been sitting on the back of the cat-beast, letting the cat-beast travel for him, while he ponders the cultivation method of the Breakthrough Pill.

In three days, he discovered that his previous refining techniques could be improved by 20%.

He believed that once the alchemy techniques were improved, the resulting Breakthrough Pills would be even better, and their effects would naturally be enhanced.

Because of the loosening of the bottleneck in his immortal cultivation realm, the amount of spiritual energy contained in his body has increased by one-tenth compared to before.

In other words, at the same level, he can cast spells more times than others, and his endurance is stronger than that of other cultivators. If he encounters a worthy opponent, then whoever has more spiritual energy in their body will win.

In response, he became even more attentive to the technique of refining the Breakthrough Pill, thinking that the next time he refined the pill, he must refine a Breakthrough Pill with a full luster.

So he spent another three days studying the alchemy techniques, improving them by five percent.

The gradual improvement in his alchemy skills brought him joy and a sense of fulfillment.

Of course, in addition to studying alchemy techniques, Lin Xiaofei also practiced the Mountain-Turning Demon Palm and the Black Light Divine Net. He was not far from reaching the entry level of these two immortal techniques.

Over six days, Lin Xiaofei traversed numerous villages and mountains, eventually arriving at the outer edge of the Misty Mountains, deep within a forest.

"Hmm? I just arrived in the territory of the Yanhong Dao Sect and I've already encountered a low-level demonic beast, the Black Fang Wolf."

Lin Xiaofei glanced around, then flipped off the cat-beast's back and stood to the side.

Seeing this, the cat beast stopped and stared intently at the black-toothed wolf, making a pouncing motion as if it were facing a formidable enemy.

During this period, whenever they encountered low-level monsters, Lin Xiaofei would stop and let the cat beast fight with them, thereby increasing the cat beast's combat experience.

Soon, the little cat pounced and killed the black-toothed wolf. Then, it turned and trotted happily to Lin Xiaofei's side, as if showing off how powerful it was.

Lin Xiaofei patted the little cat beast's head, which looked quite pleased with itself, before putting the Black Fang Wolf's corpse into his storage bag.

The man and his cat continued their stroll through the mountains and forests.

Soon, Lin Xiaofei raised an eyebrow, feeling a hint of curiosity about this place.

"I am still walking on the edge of the Yanhong Dao Sect's territory, and I can feel that the concentration of spiritual energy in the surrounding area is gradually increasing. It is indeed the territory of the Yanhong Dao Sect."

Strolling through the mountains and forests, Lin Xiaofei felt the spiritual energy in the air and couldn't help but feel a surge of joy.

This place is merely the outer perimeter of the Yanhong Dao Sect, yet the concentration of spiritual energy here is twice that of Xiagu County, indicating that there must be spiritual veins within these mountains.

If one were to enter the interior of the Yanhong Dao Sect, the concentration of spiritual energy would likely be even higher, thus greatly increasing the cultivation speed.

Walking through the mountain forest, he didn't see a single person, but he did spot many traces of strange beasts in the distance.

Scanning the surrounding area, Lin Xiaofei spotted some strange beast skeletons in the distance.

"Many strange beasts are hidden in the forest. It must be the spiritual energy here that has attracted strange beasts from other mountains nearby."

It seems that without a cultivation level of at least the seventh level of Qi Refining, it would be difficult to deal with these strange beasts, and thus difficult to reach the mountain gate of the Misty Rainbow Sect.

Lin Xiaofei thought to himself.

At this moment, he had only one goal: to enter the Yanhong Dao Sect in the hope of obtaining the foundation-building method of the Dew True God Technique, or even a higher-level immortal technique.

Although many strange beasts roam the forest, it has no effect on him.

On his way here, he had inquired about the reason why there were so many strange beasts. This was because the Yanhong Dao Sect had created a natural barrier against them, making it difficult for some weak Qi Refining cultivators from outside to enter.

According to his understanding, any Qi Refining cultivator who is injured by a strange beast while passing through this forest will naturally have the opportunity to become a disciple of the Yanhong Dao Sect.

"However, every mile or so I walk, seven or eight high-level beasts rush at me. It seems like someone deliberately arranged this. What's going on?"

Lin Xiaofei walked slowly through the mountains and forests, lost in thought.

Here, he vaguely felt a sense of oppression, and the edge of this misty mountain range was extremely wide. Every so often, apart from the strange beasts in the forest, there seemed to be nothing else.

Without much thought, he continued walking into the Misty Mountains.

The next day, Lin Xiaofei rode the little cat beast for an hour before suddenly stopping.

Thud! Thud!

Suddenly, a faint sound of bombardment and fighting came from afar. Lin Xiaofei narrowed his eyes and looked into the distance.

In the distance, in the woods, a huge black wind wolf was running wildly on all fours. In front of the black wind wolf, a middle-aged cultivator was carrying a little girl in one arm, stepping on branches and leaves, and flying through the air.

Suddenly, the black wind wolf opened its mouth wide and spat out a black wind spell, which blasted towards the cultivator and struck him hard in the leg.

Instantly, the cultivator fell from the sky, landing steadily on the ground. He immediately turned around and began fighting the Black Wind Wolf.

"A first-tier Black Wind Wolf was locked in a fierce battle with a cultivator."

That cultivator must be at least a Foundation Establishment cultivator, and perhaps even a disciple of the Misty Rainbow Sect.

With a glint in his eye, Lin Xiaofei guessed what was going on and quickly moved closer, intending to watch the battle between Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Although he could fight against first-tier demonic beasts with his Mountain-Turning Demon Palm, he could only fight against early-stage first-tier demonic beasts. His strength was ultimately limited and he couldn't compare to that cultivator who could hold a little girl in one arm and fight against a first-tier Black Wind Wolf.

However, as Lin Xiaofei approached, he saw that the cultivator, in order to protect the little girl in his arms, was struck by a black wind spell from the Black Wind Wolf and was immediately thrown away.

Immediately, Lin Xiaofei stopped when he was about a kilometer away.

The cultivator leaped up and put the little girl down. He quickly waved his hand, and a giant sword spell, as turbulent as a tide, rushed towards the black wind wolf like lightning.

The black wind wolf, its pale purple eyes gleaming, glanced lightly at the spell thrown by the cultivator, then leaped away, brushing past the spell, and instead charged towards the little girl.